Device for ornamenting confections



Sept. 7, 1937. M. DENNERY 2,092,444

DEVICE FOR ORNAMENTING CONFECTIONS Filed Sept. 16, 1955 Patented Sept. 7, 1937 DEVICE FOR ORNAMENTING CONFECTIONS V Maurice Dennery, New Orleans, La.

Application September 16, 1935, Serial No. 40,830

2 Claims. 107-52) This invention relates to bakers and confectioners appliances and has special reference to a decorator for cake and the like.

It is quite common, in devices of this character, to provide a flexible conical bag of fabric, rubber or other suitable material and to have interchangeable conical nozzles to be selectively placed in the lower and smaller end of the bag. Such bags, in use, have a sufiicient quantity of icing or the like placed therein and are squeezed to express the icing through the nozzle and thus form ornamental designs on a cake.

Heretofore, it has been common to form these bags of a segmental strip of material having its radial edges stitched together and thus permanently attached. With these bags it is difficult to properly cleanse the inner surface after use and it is also difficult to place and remove the small conical metal nozzles used in connection with such a body. Attempts have been made to overcome the latter objection by providing the bag with a permanently fixed metal bushing or nipple at its lower end and having the nozzles proper screw-threaded or otherwise removably attached to this permanent fixture. Such attempts result not only in greatly increased expense of manufacture but also render it much more difiicult to clean the interior of the bag.

One of the important objects of the present invention is to provide a bag for the purpose set forth wherein means are arranged to permit the side of the bag being readily opened for cleansing the interior and which may readily be closed tightly to prevent leakage of the contents.

A second important object of the invention is to so arrange the side opening of the bag that the ordinary interchangeable nozzles may be easily inserted and removed through this side opening.

In order to prevent loss of the contents from the top of the bag when squeezing the same, it is desirable to have this top closed in such manner that it is impervious to the bag contents.

A third important object of the invention is to so arrange the means for closing the side so that it will extend over the top and act also as a closure for the top.

A fourth important object of the invention is to so arrange the side closing means that it extends down one side to the bottom of the bag so that, when the side is opened the material of the bag may be laid out flat.

A fifth important object of the invention is to zipper fastening for such a bag.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and:-

Figure l is a front view of one form of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side view thereof;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Figure 4 is a side view of a second form of the invention;

Figure 5 is a view of this second form opened up and spread out.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 and 2, there is provided a conical bag ill of suitable material such as fabric, rubber or the like, the material being impervious to the composition it is intended to contain. This bag has a slit extending down one side from a point adjacent the top to a point about two inches from its lower and smaller end. The sides of this slit are provided with suitable fastening means to tightly close the slit against passage of the bag contents. As here shown, the fastening means consists of a pair of coacting sets ll of so-called zipper elements adapted to be interlocked and released in the usual manner by movement therealong of a slide l2. While the fastening is here shown as a zipper fastening, it is to be understood that any other means which will securely hold the edges of the slit together so that they may be readily separated may also be used. At

I3 is shown one of the nozzles adapted to be used with the invention. This being a conical metal tube adapted to fit in the lower end of the bag ID to project downwardly therefrom but of sufii- 4 cient size to prevent its coming out of this end of the bag.

With this form of the invention, when it is desired to place or remove the nozzle it is merely necessary to open up the lower end of the slit 5 when the fingers may be introduced to grasp the nozzle to be removed or to carry in a nozzle to be placed in position.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 4 and 5, the bag I3 is provided with separable rows ll zipper elements which extend from the bottom edge up the side and across the top to terminate at a point diametrically of the side portion of the opening. A zipper slide I 5 serves to interlock and release these sets l4 in accordance with its direction of movement and it is to be understood that the slide and sets of elements may be arranged that the opening movement may be either up or down.

It will be noted that the first form shown wherein the bag is permanently closed on the side at its lower end, oifers special advantages under certain conditions because the permanently closed lower end forms a secure seat for the nozzle while at the same time the bag may be opened up for cleaning.

In each form the opening of the bag by movement of the slide permits ready access to the interior for cleansing and in the second form the material of the bag I3 may, when in opened condition, be laid flat as shown in Figure 5, so that it is fully exposed for cleansing.

There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material principles thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is desired to include all such as come within the scope claimed.

What is claimed is:--

1. A decorator tor bakers and coniectioners comprising a conical bag of flexible material having a slit extending along the side of the bag, a separable fastener extending along the edges of the slit to form a tight. closure for said slit, a conical nozzle having a maximum diameter larger than the smallest diameter 01' said bag and adapted to fit in the lower end or said bag and be wedged into position therein, said slit extending from the top end of the bag to a point adjacent said nozzle so as to permit the removal of the nozzle through said slit.

2. A decorator for bakers and coniectioners comprising a conical bag of flexible material having a slit extending along the side of the bag, a separable fastener extending along the edges of the slit to form a tight closure for said slit, a conical nozzle having a maximum diameter larger than the smallest diameter of said bag and adapted to lit in the lower end oi said bag and be wedged into position therein, said slit extending the full length of the bag and forming with the lower end of the bag a seat for the nozzle so as to permit removal of the nozzle and the opening of the bag for cleaning purposes.

MAURICE DENNERY. 

